Friends will be received on Monday, June 8, 2015 from 6:00pm until 9:00pm at the Altmeyer Funeral Home, 1400 Eoff St., Wheeling, where services will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 2:00pm with Pastor Kevin Rowland officiating.

Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Online condolences may be extended to the family at www.altmeyer.com

]]>http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/edgar-ted-welshans/feed/12Robert W. Bartletthttp://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/robert-w-bartlett/
http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/robert-w-bartlett/#commentsThu, 04 Jun 2015 15:12:47 +0000Robert W. Bartlett, 83, of McMechen, WV, died Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital.
He was born August 27, 1931 in Benwood, son of the late William and Sarah Haislip Bartlett.

Robert was retired from the former Mobay CorpBayer, was a member of the American Legion-Blake Brothers, Post 46, the Wheeling Bowling Association which he was a member of the Hall of Fame, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wheeling and was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.

Gena was a devoted wife to the late Jospeh P. Shanklin. She was also preceded in death by her sister Marion Backus. Gena was a loving mother, sister, friend, and a proud grandmother of 10 and great grandmother of 9. She was a long-time member of Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 12 at 11 am in Altmeyer Funeral Home, 5792 Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach, with the Rev. John Monroe officiating.

Condolences may be offered to the family by signing the guestbook above.

]]>http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/eugenia-s-shanklin/feed/5Russell Lee Rowanhttp://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/russell-lee-rowan/
http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/russell-lee-rowan/#commentsThu, 04 Jun 2015 15:12:47 +0000Russell Lee Rowan, born June 28, 1940 in Watson, WV, passed away on June 4, 2015. He was a Vietnam War veteran and served 26 years in the United Army as an airplane mechanic. He loved old classic cars and Harley Davidson motorcycles. He was a member of the Classic Cruisers Car Club and a lifetime member of the H.O.G. club.
He was preceded in death by his parents Sherwood and Ruby Rowan, his sisters Eleanor, Shirley, Betty, Ginny and his grandson Harley Rivero. He is survived by his children, Sophie Llewellyn, husband Shawn, Carole Petersen, husband Christian, David Rowan, wife Kim, Michele Rivero, his grandchildren Genevieve, Jessica, Dominic, Joshua, Nickolas, Taryn, Tristyn and Ivy, also his great grandson Mikey and his children’s mother Nelly. Russ will be sorely missed by his family and many friends. A service will be held in his honor at Altmeyer Funeral Home – Denbigh Chapel on Monday, June 8 at 1pm with visitation to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to CHKD Hospital of Norfolk, P.O. Box 2156 Norfolk, VA 23501-9873.
]]>http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/russell-lee-rowan/feed/4Laura Ann Blockhttp://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/laura-ann-block/
http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/laura-ann-block/#commentsWed, 03 Jun 2015 15:12:47 +0000On the morning of Wednesday June 3, 2015, our beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, Laura Ann Block, 49, slipped into eternal rest. Laura was born in Brooklyn, New York and a graduate of Connetquot High School and Suffolk Community College. In 1984, Mrs. Block met the love of her life, Allen. They married in 1990. Their loving union brought forth two sons, Jacob and Joshua.
Laura loved children and she was able to immerse herself in this love by being a Substitute Teacher for Virginia Beach Public Schools. In addition to substitute teaching she also taught Sunday School. Mrs. Block also enjoyed board games, arts and crafts and collecting dolls of all kinds.
Mrs. Block leaves behind to cherish her memory her devoted husband, Allen Block; two loving sons Jacob and Joshua Block; loving parents, Vincent and Ann Marie Lisa; one adoring sister, Andrea Aiello; niece Jacqueline Aiello; nephew Michael Aiello and a legion of family and friends.
A visitation will be held on June 5, 2015 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Altmeyer Funeral Home, 1801 Baltic Ave. Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451. A funeral mass will be held on Monday, June 8, 2015 at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 57 Buell Lane, East Hampton, NY 11937. Immediately after mass, Mrs. Block will be laid to rest at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery, 79 Buell Lane, East Hampton, NY 11937. Just as much as we will miss our beloved angel, we are thankful for the opportunity we were given to have her as a part of our lives.
]]>http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/laura-ann-block/feed/15Maritsa S. Xynisterihttp://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/maritsa-s-xynisteri/
http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/maritsa-s-xynisteri/#respondWed, 03 Jun 2015 15:12:47 +0000 Maritsa Xynisteri passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, June 3, 2015.
Her husband, Stylianos E. Xynisteris, preceded her in death, as well as her parents, Kleopi and Loizos Daniel and her brother, Anastasios L. Daniel.
She is survived by her three daughters, Chrystalla Burdusi, Elena Roditis her husband, Nicholas Roditis and Louisa Velissarios her husband, Apostolis Velissario; her seven grandchildren, Marcello Burdusi, Marina Burdusi Forsyth, Antonis Roditis, Maria Roditis Highter, Leia Roditis, Andrea Lawton and Constantinos Velissarios; and her five great grandchildren, Isla Maria, Nicholas, Eleni, Chloe and Styliana.
A Trisagion service will be held 7 pm Friday, June 5, 2015 at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 60 Traverse Road, Newport News, Va. 23606. A funeral service will be held 10 am Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the church officiated by Rev. George Chiorus followed by interment in Peninsula Memorial Park.
]]>http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/maritsa-s-xynisteri/feed/0Mary Louise Leehttp://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/mary-louise-lee/
http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/mary-louise-lee/#commentsWed, 03 Jun 2015 15:12:47 +0000Mary Louise Lee, born Mary Louise White, passed from this world on June 3, 2015. Louise is survived by her daughters, Kimberly Crawford of Fredericksburg and Laurian Newell of Norfolk, three grandchildren: Kord Crawford Jessi, Elizabeth Crawford Spain Gordon of Fredericksburg and Caroline Newell of Norfolk, and three great grandchildren: Ronan Crawford, Austin Crawford Spain and Mattox Lee Crawford Spain, all of Fredericksburg. Louise is also survived by four sisters: Helen Corley Vernon of Murfreesboro, TN, Ruthe Venable of Sheridan, AR, Linda Melnick Peter of Austin, TX and Karen Atchley of Sheridan, AR, as well as one brother, David Newton White, Jr. Linda of Hot Springs, AR and many nieces and nephews. Louise’s husband of nearly 60 years, Wilbert Robert Lee, Jr Bob predeceased her in April 2014.
Louise was born to Wilma Beatrice Carr White and David Newton White, Sr. on April 7, 1935 in Grant County, AR. She graduated from Sheridan High School in Sheridan, AR before meeting the love of her life, Bob, in Pine Bluff, AR when he was stationed at the Pine Bluff Arsenal.
After Bob left the Army, he and Louise lived in the Florida Keys and along the Gulf of Mexico until the devastation of Hurricane Donna in 1960. At that time, Louise and Bob relocated to Norfolk and eventually moved to Chesapeake.
Though Louise was a Realtor for several years in the 1970’s and 1980’s, she spent most of her adult life as a homemaker. Louise excelled at textile arts and was an accomplished seamstress and quilter. Louise used her talents to create unique and beautiful clothing, decorations and comfort to her home as well as within the community by donating her time and talents to many volunteer endeavors including Girl Scouts, the PTA, sewing guilds and more.
Louise was an avid gardener and loved to work in her yard pruning roses and cultivating flowers. She had a big heart and was devoted to her girls, her family and her pets. Louise will be remembered for her beautiful singing voice, her talent to create beauty with the simplest items, as well as her great love for dogs. Her love lives on in her daughters and family.
Family will receive friends at Altmeyer Funeral Home, 929 S Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake on Saturday, June 6 from 4 to 5 p.m. with a short Memorial Service immediately following. Interment will be private at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, where she will once again be with her beloved Bob.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to Animal Resources of Tidewater, P.O. Box 11535, Norfolk, VA 23517, or to any no kill animal shelter or animal rescue organization.
]]>http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/mary-louise-lee/feed/4Charlotte June Kaluhahttp://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/charlotte-june-kaluha/
http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/charlotte-june-kaluha/#commentsWed, 03 Jun 2015 15:12:47 +0000Charlotte June Kaluha, 87 of Shadyside, Ohio died Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at the East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, Ohio.

She was born June 21, 1927 in Shadyside, Ohio a daughter of the late Carl Kaluha and Alice Lasitis Kaluha Talasis.

Charlotte was a retired Director of Payroll for Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, a member of the St. Mary Catholic Church in Shadyside, Ohio, St. Mary’s Catholic Womens Club, Shadyside Womens Club and the Shadyside High School Alumni.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Anna Jean Strong and her stepfather, Stanley Talasis.

Surviving are her two nieces, Carol Ronald Butcher of Brockport, New York and Diane Bogdan of Keene, New Hampshire, her two nephews, Charles Dawn Strong of Palm Coast, Florida and David Strong of Santa Theresa, New Mexico and her brother-in-law, Charles Strong of Hilton, New York.. Also three great nieces, three great nephews, five great great nieces and six great great nephews.

Family and friends will be received at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory 3900 Central Avenue Shadyside, Ohio on Sunday from 6 to 8 pm. Funeral liturgy with Mass will be celebrated on Monday at 11 am at the St. Mary Catholic Church in Shadyside, Ohio with Fr. Samuel R. Saprano, as Celebrant. Interment in the Powhatan Cemetery in Powhatan Point, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Mary Catholic Church, 350 E 40th Street, Shadyside, Ohio 43947.

Share your thoughts and memories with Charlotte’s family at www.altmeyer.com.

Chesapeake, VA – Marsha E. James, 64, died June 2, 2015. Mrs. James was born in Anniston, AL to the late Lloyd “Darrell” and Lenear Vickers Feazell. She had worked for DePaul Hospital as a Transcriptionist, loved animals and spending time with her grandchildren.

Left to cherish her memory are her loving daughters, Mona Reaves of PA and Shelley Slider of Norfolk, VA; sister, Deborah Fiery and husband Andy of Chesapeake, VA; grandchildren, Blake, Kyle, and Heather; and a host of other family and friends.

The family will receive friends at Altmeyer Funeral Home, Chesapeake on Monday from 7:00pm until 8:30pm. A graveside service will be held in, Anniston, AL at a later date. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.altmeyer.com.

]]>http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/marsha-eleanor-james/feed/2David Gordon McDonaldhttp://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/david-gordon-mcdonald/
http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/david-gordon-mcdonald/#commentsTue, 02 Jun 2015 15:12:47 +0000David Gordon McDonald, age 71, resident of Norfolk, Virginia, died June 2, 2015. Dave served his country in Vietnam before returning to civilian life to work for the U.S. Navy in the early days of computer technology giving him a grand opportunity to learn and practice computer skills on ships from Guam to Sicily before settling in Norfolk in 1993.

In retirement Dave took great pleasure in gardening, raising some fine vegetables and fruits and developing his culinary skills as the variety of plants he cultivated increased, so that the term “Old McDonald Had a Farm” became a reality.

Dave was born in Dallas, Texas in 1943. He is survived by sisters Karen and Diane and brother Kenneth, as well as Ken’s children, and by still beloved ex-wife Margaret of San Diego, California. No longer sharing daily telephone chats and e-mails with Dave will be an inestimable loss to sister Diane and brother-in-law, Jim.

He will also be missed by Johanna, a good friend who often helped Dave with chores and gave assistance in some medical emergencies, and by his friends and good neighbors. The family would like to thank the Norfolk Police Department for their kind service and dedication.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 1PM at Lighthouse Community Church, 9609 9th Bay St., Norfolk, Virginia. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.altmeyer.com.